QB Murray returns to practice; throws ball ‘extremely well,’ Richt says
(Updated 8:45 p.m.)
As Georgia’s football team resumed preparations Monday for its regular-season finale against Georgia Tech, quarterback Aaron Murray returned to the practice field for the first time since suffering knee and sternum injuries against Auburn.
Coach Mark Richt said on his radio call-in show Monday night that Murray threw the ball “extremely well,” although Richt cautioned that practice conditions are quite different from game conditions for Georgia quarterbacks.
“Aaron is doing well,” Richt said. “He got to practice today. He went through the whole thing. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s ready to play [under game conditions]. But because we don’t hit our quarterbacks in practice, he was able to do everything we asked him to do. I’m not sure how he would have handled getting hit and tackled to the ground and having the full weight of one or two guys land on him. I don’t know how he’d do in that situation right now.
“But he does feel a lot better. He threw the ball extremely well. If he keeps getting better — like he said today, ‘Coach, I got five more days.’ I hope by the end of the week he’ll feel good enough to go.”
The Georgia-Georgia Tech game kicks off at 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
Murray “wants to play, there’s no doubt about that,” Richt said.
The redshirt freshman quarterback suffered a bruised sternum and a bruised knee in the Bulldogs’ Nov. 13 loss at Auburn. He was held out of practice last week, when Georgia had an open date.
“[Murray] looked pretty good,” tailback Washaun Ealey said after Monday’s practice. “He came out a little edgy today, but he got all that worked out. He looked good toward the end of practice. You could tell he was real banged up, but he’s fighting through it. He’s a tough competitor. He knows we’re all counting on him to come through, so he’s out there trying to grind every day to get the job done.”
Ealey added: “I’m pretty sure he’ll play Saturday.”
– AJC correspondent Andy Johnston contributed to this blog.
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Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:31 am
its fun to play these kid games with dawg fans because i am safe behind my computer and would never spout this BS to anyones face because i am a coward.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:31 am
if Murray’s so great, why has he only beat 1 team with a winning record, and why is Georgia Richt’s worst record in his 20+ year coaching career at 6-5?
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:32 am
i am the king of the blogs. i am a failure in life but can be a king here. all hail king marcus.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:32 am
Hopefully, the AJ will disable the person who keeps trying to post as me.
Get your own intelligent posts. Don’t try and ride my greatness.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:33 am
blogging is what i do in my spare time. actually, its all i do since i don’t have many friends.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:33 am
You know, come to think of it, Murray wasn’t even good on G-Day.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:33 am
i question if my so called friends really like me.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:34 am
i wish i had friends
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:35 am
Unfortunate that Richt’s putting his entire career in the hands of the WRONG QB, a guy who has choked every time under pressure, except the Kentucky game, where he beat a 6-5 team against another QB just like him, who has ok stats in areas that don’t matter, and chokes in areas that do.
Thanks to the defense, Georgia beat Kentucky.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:35 am
i delude myself into thinking i am intellegent.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:36 am
Hey Tim Tucker,
Please get rid of the genius posting as me at 10:34, he obviously isn’t intelligent enough to come up with stuff like me.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:37 am
my parents call me Sucram…my name spelled backwards because they wish they could reverse time and never have me.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:38 am
Hey Tim Tucker,
Please get rid of the genius posting as me at 10:36, he obviously isn’t intelligent enough to come up with stuff like me.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:38 am
I run to mommy when people ruin my childish fun
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:39 am
The 1 team with a winning record Georgia beat, Murray didn’t have a thing to do with it. He didn’t throw a single td against Kentucky.
The defense bailed him out with 4 to’s.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:39 am
i can do this all day fake Marcus
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
all day
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
Poor UGA fans.
They just want to sit here all day, and blog about how great Aaron Murray is.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
ALL DAY!!!
Go Dawgs!
November 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
Marcus I am SOOO Glad you’re not in charge of QB recruiting!
And ENOUGH with the Cam Newton crap.
1. Newton didn’t fit our system, and anyone who can say they knew he’d blow up the way he did is a flat liar including the Auburn coaching staff. They got lucky.
2. Everyone would be calling for Richt’s head if we had Newton right now and he was in the same position he is now. His dad obviously shopped him around and probably to UGA as well and thankfully someone at UGA said thanks but no thanks.
Sometimes when you “miss” on a big time prospect it’s really a win.
If you think Mason or Gray would have done better this year with the pass protection Murray’s had to work with then your football acumen is non-existent.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:40 am
A L L D A Y
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:41 am
ALL DAY
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:41 am
A LL DAY
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:41 am
AL L DAY
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:42 am
UGA fans would prefer to hear blogging about how great Murray did against Idaho State & Louisiana Lafayette.
They don’t want to hear that Murray doesn’t play well in the 4th quarter, or on 3rd downs, or in the red zone.
But he doesn’t.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:43 am
Hey Tim Tucker,
Please get rid of the genius posting as me at 10:42, he obviously isn’t intelligent enough to come up with stuff like me.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:43 am
The worst part is, Murray is actually getting WORSE with experience.
2 out of 3 of the last games he played his worst games of the year, against Florida, and again against Auburn.
He’s not going to get any better over time.
you either have it, or not.
Murray doesn’t have it, and never will.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:44 am
You are ruining everyones blogging experience fake Marcus. This is ridiculus.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:45 am
UGA fans, when you write stuff they don’t like, they try and post under your name, to try and discourage the truth.
See, they don’t want the truth, they can’t handle the truth.
They want to live in their little cocoon that says “Aaron Murray has had a great season”
Give me a break.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:45 am
I spout off the same crap over and over to irritate uga fans, the problem is i look foolish and it forces me to talk in the third person.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:46 am
The question is, why is Murray so BAD against good teams? Is it coaching? No. Is it his O-Line? No. Is it lakc of WR’s? No. Is it lack of RB’s? No. Is is lack of TE’s? No.
Then why is Murray so bad against good teams?
He just chokes under pressure when it counts.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:47 am
fake Marcus should be banned from this blogging site. Hate and distain should not be tolerated Mr. Tucker.
Marcus is a Fag
November 23rd, 2010
10:47 am
I just saw this post but Marcus has got to be the biggest idiot. The fact that Ealy and King fall down at the line of scrimmage is not Murrays fault. Its the D whose been letting us down in big situations. Murray is way better then Joe Cox or any of your QBs Marcus. You probably think Josh Nesbitt is the best there is huh? Go get a life and learn the facts. Dawgs will take the new system into next year with more equipped talent and more experience. Cant wait to hear from you
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:47 am
i have officially taken over this blog and will bash anyone who dares to post anything.
Marcus is a Peter Puffer
November 23rd, 2010
10:50 am
You probably have extra-curricular activites with Gene Chizik..hmmm
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:50 am
Calling me names will do you know good. I have been called such my entire life and do not appriciate your tone.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:51 am
it’s called the “it” factor.
Murray doesn’t have it.
He chokes when his team needs him the most.
Some guys have “it”, some don’t.
Luckily, the “it” facotr isn’t sme mystical thing.
You can find QB’s that have the “it” factor by looking at:
1) their win/loss record as a QB
2) how they do in the red zone
3) how they do in the 4th quarter
4) How they do on 3rd down
5) How they do against teams with winning records
The team plays WORSE when Murray is the QB.
Marcus is a Pickle Smoker
November 23rd, 2010
10:52 am
Marcus…you do seem to have a big mouth. It all makes sense now
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:53 am
I do have a big mouth and love smoking pickles.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:55 am
stop piling up on me UGA fans, i love tickle piles
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:55 am
i won’t show my face on this blog site after Saturday night, so i got to get my shots in now.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:56 am
my teams sucks so i bash other teams to make myself feel good.
Marcus is a Tally wacker Smacker
November 23rd, 2010
10:56 am
Marcus, its not Murrays fault. He has some of the best #’s in the SEC. You have no clue what you are talking about. Also it is spelled “NO” not “KNOW”. Must be an Auburn grad. Good luck trying to explain why your team sucks next year. We rebuild teams and you obviously buy them…good luck
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
10:59 am
i rarely shower becuase it takes time away from blogging none sense.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
11:01 am
i have given up responding because i am week and afraid.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
11:01 am
Hey Tim Tucker,
Please get rid of the genius posting as me at 10:51, he obviously isn’t intelligent enough to come up with stuff like me.
AltamahaDawg
November 23rd, 2010
11:03 am
Davis, your continued need to copy and paste the same thing over and over in a UGA blog tells us all we need to know about how proud you are about your team. It speaks volumes. And for you to not realize that tells us all we need to know about your standing to be calling anybody a moron.
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
11:05 am
a l l d a y
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
11:06 am
sorry i was away, i had to update my WOW character
Marcus
November 23rd, 2010
11:07 am
all freakin day boy